Germany's latest border policy under Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasizes strict measures against irregular migration, which includes increased vehicle checks along the Poland-Germany border. Residents, like former Gubin mayor Bartlomiej Bartczak, express nostalgia for easier travel days, recalling how border processes have reverted to stricter controls requiring passports. Though traffic flows smoothly in most areas, tensions arise as Poland calls for a focus on EU external borders instead. Guben mayor Fred Mahro supports the policy, underscoring the necessity of addressing immigration concerns.
We went through all this when we were children, then we experienced this period with no border checks, no papers.
It was important to act on the immigration issue.
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